RFI_Leadership Development UPDATED 2.28.2025.pdf

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Request for Information (RFI): Leadership Development Curriculum Design, Development, Implementation, Instruction, and Evaluation

The Leadership Development Branch of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is seeking information to provide more details for services. This RFI does not obligate the Government to issuing a contract.

Section 1: RFI Overview

The Leadership Development Branch of DCSA is planning a new requirement to develop leadership curriculum. There will be two primary components in this requirement. The first will be an instructional design component that will design and create a catalog of virtual, blended, and in-person courses, and programs. The second component will be a delivery component where experienced instructors will administer and deliver the newly developed curriculum. DCSA is seeking information (to include historical data, current analysis, and estimates) on the length of time required to build curriculum, the number of personnel needed, and the specific labor categories needed to effectively execute a comprehensive and robust internal leadership program at the agency.

Section 1.2: Submission Details

Please submit your responses to this RFI to the point of contact (POC) before the due date identified in Section 1.3. When submitting your response, please conform to the submission requirements listed in Section 3.3.

Please submit questions prior to the deadline in Section 1.3. Questions may be submitted via e-mail to the RFI POC. All question e-mails must contain the subject “RFI Question: DCSA Leadership Development Training” and include the vendor’s name.

RFI POC: Nathan Shore at nathan.g.shore.civ@mail.mil

Section 1.3: RFI Timeline

Please review the below RFI timeline. Dates may be modified or amended by DCSA through an amendment to this RFI notifying prospective respondents of any changes.

RFI Released: January 24, 2025

Questions Due: February 7, 2025, by 2PM EST

Responses Due: March 7, 2025, by 2PM EST

Q&As are attached to this SAM.gov posting

Section 2: Background Information

DCSA is the largest security agency in the federal government dedicated to protecting America’s trusted workforce and trusted workspaces. Under Executive Order 13869, DCSA was effectively established on October 1, 2019. DCSA is a geographically varied agency with an array of workplace environments.

Section 2.1: Goals and Outcome

DCSA is seeking a strategy that can provide experienced instructional design professionals, leadership development subject matter experts, experienced instructors, administrative personnel, and visual designers with SharePoint skills to build a comprehensive leadership development catalog. This catalog will include, but not limited to, virtual multi-day offerings, one to two-hour virtual leadership seminars, UNCLASSIFIED in-person programs, and blended executive continuing education options. The program will include course or career mapping that will offer leadership development options and choices to agency employees. The design process will entail the use of the latest and most effective instructional design models (e.g. ADDIE, etc.). A quality control process will be built into the leadership program, to include:

content and materials, delivery methods, instructor/facilitator performance, and participant/organization feedback at all four levels using the Kirpatrick model. The outcome will be delivered to DCSA in a report format that details recommendations bolstered by analysis/assessment data that supports assumptions, assertions, and conclusions contained in the report.

Section 2.2: Background

This effort was prompted by a comprehensive Leadership Insights Project to better understand DCSA workforce needs and evolve the agency’s leadership development strategy. The goal for this project is to align program offerings with employee and agency needs, enhancing support for the agency and its people. As a result of this project, it was determined that a new requirement including new leadership curriculum and appropriate personnel are needed to support the agency’s needs.

Section 3: Information Requested

Please follow the instructions detailed in this section when submitting your response.

Section 3.1: Who We’re Looking For

DCSA is interested in acquiring feedback on this request from any vendor that can supply the required personnel to build a comprehensive leadership development catalog and continue to support and refresh the catalog as needed. The vendor must be able to provide personnel within commuting distance of Quantico, Virginia.

Section 3.2: What We’re Looking For

Respondents are invited to provide information on the following subjects of interest:

• Feedback on planned approach

• Number of personnel needed to complete catalog

• Specific job series needed to complete catalog:

o Instructors with a minimum of 5-years’ experience in virtual and in-person training platforms o Instructional Design personnel with a minimum of 5-years’ experience and degree with a minimum of 24 semester hours in learning theory, instructional design practices, educational evaluation, instructional produce development, and/or technology in education and training o Leadership Subject Matter Experts with a minimum of 5-years’ experience o Visual Designer with a minimum of 5-years’ experience that includes graphic design, multi-media design, use of Adobe Suite tools, and SharePoint design o Administrative personnel with excellent written and oral skills, and experience in Microsoft Forms, Excel, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom

• Estimated time to complete each event

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• Respondents are asked to review the RFI and provide a rough order of magnitude (ROM) outlining pricing for the requirement for development and one year of execution. ROMs will be used for market research purposes only. If certain assumptions are used in building the ROM and would be helpful for DCSA to understand, please state them clearly. For example, if the vendor expects a certain amount of time is required for development and execution, please explain and state clearly when providing the ROM. The Government is looking for suggestions and information to assist in developing the requirement.

• Respondents should provide suggested North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for this requirement and identify its business size for each NAICS code provided

• Respondents are encouraged to provide any other feedback regarding this requirement

Section 3.3: Submission Requirements

Respondents may include additional attachments (e.g. appendixes, samples, etc.) with their response document. Information provided, including attachments, should total no more than 10 pages. The response document and attachments must be .pdf files in no less than 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins (see clarification in Q&A question 225). Cover pages and table of contents will not count against the page limit.

Respondents must include company name, address, and CAGE code on the first page of their response documents.

Response emails should have the subject “RFI Response: DCSA Leadership Development Training” and include the vendor’s name. Responses should be emailed to the RFI POC listed in Section 1.2.

Section 4: Appendix

Below is a sample of the expected leadership development catalog. Leadership Development Branch will consider any suggested changes and/or enhancements submitted.

• Leadership Seminars (all GG levels): virtual, 1-2 hours, 24 sessions

• Team Engagements (all GG levels): blended, 1-4 hours, 10 sessions

• Fundamental Leadership (GG 12 and below): virtual, 20 hours over 5 days

• Leading Teams/Projects/People (GG 11-13): virtual, 25 hours over 5 days

• Leading People/Programs/Organizations (GG 14-15): virtual, 25 hours over 5 days

• Emerging Leaders Cohort (GG 12-13): in-person, 100 hours over 12 days

• Strategic Leaders Cohort (GG14-15): in-person, 100 hours over 12 days

• Immersive Leadership Experiences (all GG levels): in-person, destination learning, 3-5 days

• Executive Continuing Education: blended, 40 hours

DISCLAIMER: THIS RFI IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT.

RESPONSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PROPOSALS NOR WILL ANY AWARD BE MADE AS A RESULT OF

THIS RFI.

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This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in responses. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced as required under the FAR section used for this procurement; however, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

All information contained in the RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. FAR clause 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, is incorporated by reference in this RFI.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).